2013 Tour de France, stage 18: Gap - Alpe-d'Huez, 172.5km

[wwabbit]

AC and RK caught

 

[ILovecycling]

Omg Movistar are you kidding me,Quintana will be at podium in Paris without this chasing

 

[Kender]

Now Movistar doing a favor for Sky.

No they are doing the work for themselves. They know 1st is gone, but putting Quintana on the podium is a very real chance

 

[Scott SoCal]

Anything but this. Anything.

Attack with Kreuziger. Attack with Contador. Attack with 1 then the other. But attack both at the same time when theres still 30 people in the mj group inclding domestiques for the other leaders not just sky. WTF

They are setting it up for Mick

It was the sketchy descent. It didn't work. Nothing lost tho.

 

[maltiv]

Whenever things get exciting, you can always count on Movistar screwing up everything...

 

[Dutchsmurf]

Purito and Quintana to gain time on Kreuziger today, maybe even on Contador.
Sky will let the duo hang out there burning some energy.

Why? That descending didn't cost any energy at all. If anything, it was probably a more relaxing way of doing it than sitting behind Froome.

 

[Warhawk]

Schleck attack, Tejay mechanical, Contador and Kreuziger attack on descent.

You forgot Riblon deciding the descent would be a good time to go hiking in the woods.

 

[The Hitch]

So i just came off an exam i will surely fail. . . .

did i miss anything good?

Some really dumb tactics from Saxo. First they sent Roche and Paulinho on the flat with the break 6 minutes ahead. They rode into the wind for 1 and half hours, then got caught by the peloton and dropped immediately.

They did nothing on Alpe. Rogers got dropped while sky set easy pace.

Finally Kreuziger AND Contador attacked on the descent, despite the fact that peloton was still big, spent a lot of energy and predictibly got caught by the peloton on the long flat

 

[Afrank]

You forgot Riblon deciding the descent would be a good time to go hiking in the woods.

Edited that in.

 

[wwabbit]

Movistar is probably thinking Quintana can overtake Krueziger for 3rd place. Especially if he can convince Froome to pull him...

 

[thrawn]

TJ gets back to the leaders. Pretty good effort.

 

[Richeypen]

You forgot Riblon deciding the descent would be a good time to go hiking in the woods.

More like paddling

 

[gthx_gthx_]

Van Garderen back with Moser and Riblon.

 

[The Hitch]

They are setting it up for Mick

It was the sketchy descent. It didn't work. Nothing lost tho.

energy lost.

 

[Hugo87]

No they are doing the work for themselves. They know 1st is gone, but putting Quintana on the podium is a very real chance

They didn't need this to get podium, attacking on Huez and putting a strong rhythm on the climb yes, pulling on the flat no.

 

[ShrubberyBlue]

Seriously just some clueless people on here.

Movistar have a top 3 GC contender.
They are riding for him NOT for SKY.

My god, you can't make up the hatred.

 

[Dutchsmurf]

energy lost.

A descent like that doesn't cost any energy.

 

[Koba80]

Contador straight out the back?

 

[outnumbered]

French TV said Contador changed his bike just now.

Too light for the UCI control at the finish?

 

[luckyboy]

Contador with a mechanical?

 

[Kender]

Why? That descending didn't cost any energy at all. If anything, it was probably a more relaxing way of doing it than sitting behind Froome.

When the descent flattened and widened it would have taken a bit of energy. It became a power descent which was why sky/Movistar were able to pull them back with ease

Nice try saxo, had to try for the win, but they may have lost 3rd in the process

 

[gthx_gthx_]

Seriously just some clueless people on here.

Movistar have a top 3 GC contender.
They are riding for him NOT for SKY.

My god, you can't make up the hatred.

Then they should have let Kreuziger burning himself for Contador no ?

Now it's almost status-quo.

 

[TANK91]

Lol this is too funny guys.

 

[Pricey_sky]

Seriously just some clueless people on here.

Movistar have a top 3 GC contender.
They are riding for him NOT for SKY.

My god, you can't make up the hatred.

I know, people don't realise there are other teams in this race than Sky. Movistar ride for Quintana not people on here!

 

[Scirea]

Finally Kreuziger AND Contador attacked on the descent, despite the fact that peloton was still big, spent a lot of energy and predictibly got caught by the peloton on the long flat

In what universe did that happen? Yeah sure, they spent tons of energy, they might even die before the stage is over. LOL